TEJAS SHAMSUNDER SHINDE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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7.BA.544.2024.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.544 OF 2024 Tejas Shamsunder Shinde .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Ms. Aruna S. Pai, Advocate for Applicant.  Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, APP for Respondent – the State of Maharashtra. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 03, 2025 JUDGMENT:- 1. Heard Ms. Pai, learned Advocate for Applicant and Ms. Ganapathy, learned APP for Respondent – the State of Maharashtra. 2. This is an Application by Applicant who is 20 years old under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.48 of 2023 registered with Tilak Nagar Police Station, Dombivali (East), Kalyan indicted for offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’). 3. The victim in the present case is the Applicant’s own father who was about 69 years old on the date of the incident. The incident happened on 22.02.2023 at about 05:00 p.m. in the evening. Record shows that the victim was unwell and bed-ridden. Seldom he used to get up from his bed for his ablutions and he would require care and 1 of 17 7.BA.544.2024.doc support even for passing urine. A urine pot is present in the house and admittedly victim’s wife and Applicant both being his immediate and close family members used to aid and assist the victim for the same. 4. In the above backdrop on the date of incident it is seen that at about 13:30 hours (01:30 p.m.) Applicant returned back from his college. He completed his Higher Secondary Certificate School Examination having scored 78.83 % marks and was pursuing further education as a Second Year student